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California for the obvious state nickname of the "Golden
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could agree on a revenue sharing agreement for concessions sales. In 2005 the Miners received none of the sales proceeds from their own games. The Miners were the only team in the league without revenue sharing on concessions. HoHoKam Park has played host to the
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that began play in May 2005. All teams were league-owned and the team names and logos also belonged to the league. In their one year of play, the team won the first ever GBL Arizona
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The Mesa Miners broadcast all games on the internet, with
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scorching afternoon heat of central
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